Hearing the roar of the pistol, Manjit looks over at the now dead troll and the man standing behind it. A look of disguise flits across the mans face, but he turns back to the dwarf and gives him a shake.
"So...who sent you "
Warren points his weapon at the man that was wrestling with Wraith. He then says "Unless you want to join your troll friend I would not make any quick moves."
With the scene fairly neutralized Wraith trains his AK-97 on the man and nods in Warren's direction as if to say "answer the man!" For now he'll let his teammates do the talking but perhaps lend physical presence.
There were severe consequences when someone threatened those Abĭss felt were his charges and this Troll had just experienced what that consequence was. After dropping the Troll, he glanced at the other enemy that he could see and noticed Manjit's momentary look of disgust. This might have bothered him at one time but with how colorless the world seemed to him now it just ended up being just another meaningless shade of dull gray.
With the other enemy under control, Abĭss turned his attention back to the corpse and began carefully checking it for any useful things that either he or one of the others might be able to use.
After gathering everything of usefulness, he walked the shotgun with any extra ammo, over to Taty and laid it in a chair next to her. "With how things seem to be progessing, you might need this as we progress. Just point it in the general direction of something and pull the trigger. So are you okay?"
It was Abĭss's voice that broke Tatyana out of her trance. She smacked her cheeks to get her out of her own mind before sitting up properly and nodding to him "I am alright." She answered, giving a small smile to try and be reassuring.
Though she looked at the shotgun with a mixture of confusion and somewhat dismissal. "I'm not very good with shotguns..." Tatyana admitted. "I'd be more worried about hitting one of you."
"I also have Lily and Checkmate." She reminded him. "But I guess another weapon isn't something to turn your nose up at... Maybe after a good clean and paint job."
Abĭss nods and says flatly, "Well that is the good thing about shotguns, you do not have to be a good shot and they are fairly short ranged weapons as well and lastly they could knock an opponent back away from you giving you more space to gain cover.
the dwarf jumps at the retort of the pistol rounds. he watches in horror as his troll companion drops dead to the floor.
I- we- he swallows Johnson sent us! You know the deal! we get hired by Johnsons. said we had a couple hours to get to a mansion. Establish comms with some underground city below seattle. Something about the elevator under the space needle not working. There's a time limit! 2 hours! two hours! holy f&@# he's dead! Jcktx is dead. Said we had competition! a team out of Fort lewis was already on site. We took the ferry. cracked johnsons cell. several groups were listed on it. the others couldnt or wouldnt do it. one message said that you all had agreed. Figure could scare you all off with the grenade. Oh man! he's dead! he's so dead. thats like, game over man.
the man by wraith lifts his hands, the pistol in hand hanging from a finger. easy friend. easy... how about i just holster this...
"Good to know, would have been really bad if he had shot at Gnossi." Tatyana said as she stood from her chair and moved to the troll. "Thank you for protecting us Abĭss." She said as she knelt down next to the troll and looked him over.
"This group is twice as large. The moment you saw that you should have second guessed your choices... Given he amount offered, you should have requested a joint run. This wouldn't have happened if you did."
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"Another team? No word just hiring forces? F~$*ing Johnson's."
She concentrated a momnent undoing her barrier and strode up to the dwarf eyes glaring an emotion worse than hate..... Annoyance.
"your crude uncivilized and you are lucky the smell of burnt dwarf is vile. what do you know of the facility..... speak now."
She snapped.
I'll get that for you
Wraith grabs the pistol off of his finger, assuming he's going to keep his hands up.
He chuckles at Gnoss' frustrated exclamation.
Sure, throw as many bodies as you can at a problem, right?
He has more words for the surrendering man, but first he waits to let him answer the elf's question.
Manjit releases the dwarf and steps away from him. He leans back against the hull, listens to the questioning, and watches the exits.
At the Dwarf's comments he glances over and flatly and rather coldly says, "Well, that is what happens when you threaten the wrong folks with weapons." He then looks over at Manjit and asks, "Hey Manjit wanna help be drag this corpse out on the deck so the whether can dispose of it and feed the critters of the bay?"
As Taty looks over the body, he mistakes the reason for it and asks, "So Taty does it have any salvagable cybernetics we can take before offering him up to the storm and Davy Jone's locker?"
wrong folks indeed, azzface. the dwarf sputters out. Your group was listed as mostly harmless by the johnsons.
figured youd guys just sit still and chill while we took your gear.
the man before wraith nods one. sure. sure. When this is done, can i get that back? got that as a gift from my girl.
I- well- its some big complex below seattle. I dont know. johnson didnt give us much. said something about Loss communications, another team was deployed, Space needle elevator wasnt working. Bunch of nonsense. He gave us some nuyen up front to get us to go.
his gaze looses focus for a moment before it snaps back up. Oh! we are to avoid level 4. Whatever that means.
his mouth begins to babble, talking faster and faster. He steps down the aisle of seats, ensuring stuff is between him and the rest of you...
its a big place. got bunch of levels. security is tight too. has to be for a place this big. and its right below the city, fancy that?! must have been built during the 30s and 40s during the Construction boom...
i can send you the intel i got from Johnson if youd like?
Manjit pushes off the wall and moves to cut off the dwarf's retreat from the group.
"Here now little man...let's not be wandering off before you tell us everything the nice lady wants to know!"
Perception:
Gymnastics:
the man before wraith nods one. sure. sure. When this is done, can i get that back? got that as a gift from my girl.
His eyes narrow as he levels a discerning look back at him. His grip on the seized weapon tightens.
We'll see... depends on your continued answers.
"Actually I was trying to see if he could be saved." Tatyana admitted. "But there are no exits from the bullet holes. This means they likely ricocheted around causing massive internal damage" She explained as she stood and took note of the dwarf. "They should be allowed to take their friend back for proper burial." She suggested to Abĭss.
However being closer to Tatyana, Abĭss could notice the color of her eyes go a pale white. Something that notated her toying in the Matrix. 'If he is offering to send it, he has a node active.' Tatyana thought as she moved to search once again.
Abĭss looked at Taty for a moment and then said, "Okay, I am assuming you have forgotten that dead bodies can cause unnecessary and undesirable attention. Therefore, since if their is no body then there is no crime to investigate nor be charged for. As for him," he gestures towards the Dwarf, "assuming they live, I would not trust them at all, so we need to dispose of this body so that it does not become a problem later. Still if there is any resellable hardwire we can acquire, it would be a shame to just throw that into the drink. Further, can you tell if there is any tracers on his body that need to be removed before disposal? Again, no retrievable body no crime."
"Abĭss, what is he going to say? My friend was holding an elven woman at gun point when her friend, in fear for her life, shot him?" Tatyana asked with a raised brow. "Them reporting their friend's death would only serve to get them in trouble. You are actively in the realm of self defense. The authorities would likely not bother in the slightest. As for the tracers I wasn't checking for that, but since you asked nicely I will do so... after I have finished what I'm doing now."
Warren moves quietly down the opposite aisle from the dwarf ready to shoot him if he makes a run for it.
the man standing before wraith shrugs easily. Sure man. Im cool. Ive played this game before. Nothing personal. just biz. he stands relaxed, a calm look upon his face.
Tatyana sighed heavily. Honestly this kind of thing was more common than she'd like to admit, as hiding behind one's Icon makes one way too bold.
'That is not even remotely anatomically realistic... the blood flow alone would cause him to passout.' Tatyana thought.
However she looks around and raises her brow slightly.
'There should be more no?' She wondered
Warren moves aimlessly toward the back.
Perception:
A chessboard is laid out before you. The image of the public node for the ferry stands like a small pawn off to your left. The rest of the board is blank. A hand appears, holding a white bishop. It is set upon the board, and immediately zips around diagonally. Fast, faster than fast it zips around. until it finally stops, bumping off of something unseen to your basic search. The icon flashes briefly from a small building that with a sign that says "girls, girls, girls" and then morphs into a plain rook. You watch as the dwarf riding the woman moves from the ferry to the rook, and then it moves off again, this time disappearing entirely.
the man opposite everyone, standing cool and relaxed with his arms up chimes in Easy there, friends. he take a couple steps closer to his dwarf friend We can take care of our own. You let us go and we wont bother you no more. I do believe that my companions and I have already paid a heavy price. wouldnt you agree?
Watching the dwarf from much closer, Manjit suddenly strikes out with a blindingly fast number of strikes.
Pass One - Unarmed: 2 success
Damage: 7M I-3
Pass Two - Unarmed: 6 success
Damage: 7M I-3
Pass Three - Unarmed 4 success
Damage: 7M I-3
"Abĭss, the dwarf is their hacker. He's in the matrix." Tatyana said quietly to him, though it seemed Manjit had picked up on the fact he was doing something shady too.
Three quick blows hammer the dwarf, wet thuds cutting off the noise of the boats engines for a moment. the dwarf gasps out of breath and drops to the deck.
Manjit drags the unconscious dwarf over to the group.
"He was trying something in the matrix, I think...maybe you can get in there and find out more information?"
whoa dude. Sucks to be that guy the last standing man says to no one in particular
over the loudspeaker, you hear Next stop, Bainbridge
Wraith pockets the man's pistol for now.
Maybe I'll give it back after we get off of the boat.
He takes a seat and waits for docking.
tatyana walks over to the unconcscious dwarf and takes a knee.
just a moment she says, her voice growing hollow, distant.
a heartbeat later she stands. mildly impressive. He had a solid firewall that stymied my hacking of his comms. However, i- she cuts off. she looks around. Well, doesnt matter how i did it. I copied his comms onto mine, and then deleted his data. even removed his address. so he has a brick. Also, Abiss, you should know he found your commlink, and was attempting to hack into it.
the sound of a bell ringing draws everyones attention to the speakers. prepare for mooring. rings loudly inside and out.
the pitch of the ferry's engines go from a throaty roar to a gurgle as the throttle is goosed with expert ease.
Soon enough, the ferry is docked.
Please, stay safe out there. the captain chimes on the intercom as the engines are killed Local report shows that theres already 14 inches of snow on the ground. Some of the locals who have snowmobiles have set up a sort of taxi service to help people get home. they are waiting outside the gatehouse.
Hey punk grick! knock it off! the man suddenly shouts, striding closer to gnoss. Hes beaten. You and the rest of your group killed off jchxkt. Isnt that enough blood? Or do you demand more?
He looks at wraith keep the gun. He may be a dwarf perv, but he's still my friend.
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"Who said i was killing him?"
Her aim shifted south torwards the dwarwves groin. With a smirk she glanced to his friend and with a sigh let the bow go slack she did give him the hardest kick to the junk she could manage....
"F@+!ing elfsimp perverts."
She muttered. If the dwarf only knew how close....
"Tie the loud one up or something i dont want them trailing us..
Manjit again shakes his head at the sudden violent turn of the group.
"Maybe we do not kill those not able to defend themselves? Let Karma deal with him, and the Wheel will turn for him when his last breath is given. Killing the weak is not wise. But I am sure you will do what you want...I am just a warrior and not...what is it they call you...ah yes, a Shadowrunner."
He takes a step towards the final enemy and looks him over.
"Do you have anything to add before they turn on you?? Might want to try and save yourself before they decide it is better to kill everyone than show mercy"
yeah! the wheel turns! the man agrees hurriedly. yeah. Killing is not wise
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"That shotgun didnt look like it was going to shoot out hugs and kisses..." I am Karma.
She kicked the dwarf again. She was not amused by his choice in waiting entertainment for a variety of reasons...
"If im not killing him can you delete his copy of "Lost Princess Lust stories 2 please White Queen?"
we dont have time for me to find his personal node on the 'trix tatyana tells gnoss, stabding to her feet. lets get going. Ive never ridden a snowmobile before and i dont feel like walking in snow
Wraith nods at Manjit's suggestion.
I suspect they'll be leaving us alone from now on.
He turns towards to dwarf.
Actually why don't you not get off on the island. Just take the ferry back to the city so we can be sure you're out of our way.
He turns to follow Tatyana off to look for a taxi.
As the others exit the boat, Manjit waits until the vessel is getting ready to depart before leaving, making sure the dwarf and his friend are still onboard. Once they are gone, he rejoins the rest of the party.
"They are on their way back. Let's hope they have learned their lesson and they leave us alone!"
Warren chuckles, then he says "If not them then someone else. Have you had a chance to go through his files for anything we didn't get from Mr. Johnson?"
Abiss spits loudly into the snow. Good for nothing drek. He didnt have to do this. Cost him his friend. Sucks to be him Abiss steps into the the deep snow, shuffling a deep track.
indeed. Gnoss says, following behind Abiss. She doesnt spit, but throws up a hand gesture that only elven hands are capable of making, a gesture that invokes the old ways of the Fae, a curse upon him and his bloodline. Snow is deep out here. she pauses a moment in the snow, and her eyes lose focus for a moment, only to have them snap back into focus. it's weird. I feel this strange itch. Like it's in the middle of my back and i cant reach it to scratch... i dont know. i cant pinpoint it...
well, i dont feel anything, Abiss gripes. Except all this snow. Come on. that ferry took us an hour, and if the johnson is to be believed, we have an hour and some change to get to the mansion, find this access tunnel, and quickly reestablish communications he says in a sarcastic tone.